# Accident 20020908026769A: Aviat A1B, Arco, ID, September 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Arco, ID
- Airport: Arco-Butte County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6036° N, 113.3342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6036&lon=-113.3342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908026769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON LANDING A SUDDEN CROSS WIND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING DUG INTO THE TURF AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE ARCO AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THE WIND WAS CALM AND THE SKY WAS CLEAR WITH NO WEATHER SYSTEMS IN THE AREA. PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND IT WAS ONLY RECENTLY DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE SURVIELLENCE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA02LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA188), Sep 8, 2002: Aviat A-1B (N290AM), Arco, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. Factors include wind gusts during the period of time at which the landing took place.

## Other reports on N290AM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20031217032299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031217032299A), Dec 17, 2003: Aviat A1B (N290AM), Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during landing roll and ground looped the aircraft. Pilot reported that during landing roll the aircraft veered to the left, at which…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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